Police: Officer shot Pa. car theft suspect in arm

PHILADELPHIA—Police say a man suspected in the theft of a pizza delivery car in south Philadelphia was shot in the arm after allegedly trying to run down officers while seeking to evade arrest.

Chief Inspector Scott Small told The Philadelphia Inquirer ( http://bit.ly/1dHEjtB) that the delivery car, which had been left running with the keys in the ignition, was stolen shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday in the Bella Vista section of the city.

Small said police spotted the car heading north and tried to stop it, but it struck three parked cars and nearly hit several officers. He said one officer shot the driver in the left forearm. The 29-year-old suspect was apprehended nearby and later listed in stable condition at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.